Sheesh Mahal tournament from April 13

Lucknow: The 51st All India Sheesh Mahal cricket tournament, the only tournament of the country played in summer, will start here on April 13. Organising secretary M Askari Hasan said in a release that in this edition, only six entries had been accepted. He said the teams had been divided into two pools for the league matches and each team would play reverse league match. Matches would be played at the Chowk and K D Singh Babu Stadium. The release said Indian Railways, Vidharbha Cricket Association, Nagpur and CAL, Lucknow comprise Pool 'A', while Pool 'B' consists of UPCA, Gujarat Cricket Association, Ahmedabad and Indian Airlines. The semi-finals of the tournament will be held on April 20 and 21 while the final has been slated for April 23.